News September 2013

Ethiopia and Djibouti’s economies have been reliant for a long time now. Djibouti is the main port that connects Ethiopia with global economy, in particular with China, the most important trading partner of the country. A symbiotic relationship has developed between Djibouti and Ethiopia. Addis Ababa handles 90 per cent of its import-export trade…

“I want South Africa to become a just nation”, said Mamphela Ramphele, among the founders of the black consciousness movement and companion of the late anti-apartheid icon Steve Biko. At the end of June, she launched a new party, Agang, which promises to challenge the African National Congress (ANC) and President Jacob Zuma. Ramphele,…

The Asian naval arms race is relentless: military ships and related technologies recorded a further spike in sales to the continent during the first six months of 2013. China and India are the major export markets of the West. Last May, Singapore hosted the biennial Asia Pacific International Maritime Defense Exhibition, the foremost international maritime…

The Kinshasa authorities are planning the construction of a third dam at Inga falls by October 2015, before the next presidential election. During a conference which took place in Paris on the last 17 and 18 May, the Congolese Minister of Water Resources and Electricity, Bruno Kapandji announced that the construction of the…